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<glossterm>Abiword</glossterm>
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<para>Open Source word processor.
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<parameter class="option">identification</parameter>.</para>
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<glossterm>Cascading Style Sheet
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(<acronym>CSS</acronym>)</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>Set of overlay rules that are read by your HTML browser, which uses these rules for doing the display, layout and formatting of the XML-generated HTML file(s). <acronym>CSS</acronym> allows for fast changes in look and feel without having to plunge in the HTML file(s).
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<glossterm>Catalog</glossterm>
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<para>Helper file for the display and transformation tools.
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(<acronym>CVS</acronym>)</glossterm>
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<para>Document management system used by TLDP.
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<glossterm>DocBook</glossterm>
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<para>A subset of SGML, designed as a document format that allows easy management of documentation.
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<glossterm>docbook-utils</glossterm>
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<para>Software package easing XML conversions.
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<glossterm>Document Type Definition
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(<acronym>DTD</acronym>)</glossterm>
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pointers without any content.</para>
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<glossterm>Emacs</glossterm>
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<para>Popular text editor, especially on UNIX systems or alikes.
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<glossterm>entity</glossterm>
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</para>
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<glossterm>epcEdit</glossterm>
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<para>Cross-platform XML editor.
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<glossterm>external entity</glossterm>
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sample screens, legal notes, and chapters for example.</para>
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<glossterm>float</glossterm>
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<para>Objects such as side bars, pictures, tables, and charts are called floats when they don't have a fixed placement on the text. For
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printed text, a chart can appear either at the top or at the
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bottom of the page. It can also be placed on the next page if it is
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too large.</para>
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<glossterm>Frequently Asked Questions
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(<acronym>FAQ</acronym>)</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>LDP hosts a number of documents that are a list in the form of
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questions and answers. These documents are called FAQs. A FAQ is usually a single-page document.
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</para>
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</glossdef>
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<glossterm>generic entities</glossterm>
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chapters.</para>
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</glossentry>
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<glossterm>GNU Free Documentation License
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(<acronym>GFDL</acronym>)</glossterm>
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<para>Like the GNU Public License for free software, but with specifics for written text and documentation with software.
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<glossterm>GNU Public License
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(<acronym>GPL</acronym>)</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>License type for software that guarantees that the software remains freely distributable, that the source code is available, that you can make changes to it and redistribute those changes if you want, on the condition that you keep on using the same license for your derived works.
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</para>
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<glossentry>
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<glossterm>Guide</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>TLDP documents that are too long to be a HOWTO are usually stored
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as guides. These are more like entire books that treat a particular
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subject in-dept.
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</para>
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</glossdef>
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<glossentry>
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<glossterm>HOWTO</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>Documents that discuss how to do something with a system or
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application. Most documents hosted at TLDP are HOWTOs,
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explaining how to install, configure or manage tens of applications
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on a variety of systems. HOWTOs are typically 10-25 pages.
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</para>
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<glossterm>internal entity</glossterm>
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as a shortcut for frequently repeated text.</para>
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</glossentry>
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<glossterm>ispell</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>Spell check program.
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<glossterm>Jade</glossterm>
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<glossdef>
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<para>Applies a DSSSL stylesheet to an SGML or XML document.
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<glossterm>Markup, markup language
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<para>Code added to the content of a document, describing its structure.
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<glossentry>
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<glossterm>Metadata</glossterm>
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<para>Text in your document that is not important for understanding the subject, but that should be there anyway, such as version information, co-authors, credits to people etc.
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<glossterm>nedit</glossterm>
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<para>Text editor oriented to programmers.
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<glossterm>nsgmls, onsgmls</glossterm>
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<para>SGML document parser and validator program.
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<glossterm>OpenOffice
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<para>Open Source office suite, compatible with Microsoft Office.
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<glossterm>float</glossterm>
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<glossterm>PSGML</glossterm>
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floats when they don't have a fixed placement on the text. For
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bottom of the page. It can also be placed on the next page if it is
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<para>Emacs <emphasis>major mode</emphasis> that customizes Emacs for editing SGML documents.
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<glossterm>Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards
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<para>OASIS is a non-profit, global consortium that drives the development, convergence and adoption of e-business standards.
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<glossterm>Outline</glossterm>
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<para>Draft of your document that conceptualizes the subject and scope. Summary and To-Do list for the work to come.
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<para>Standard document type supported on a wide range of operating systems.
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<glossterm>processing instruction</glossterm>
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filename="file.html"</sgmltag></para>
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<para>Document format designed for printable documents. PS is the standard print format on UNIX(-alikes).
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<glossterm>Reviewer, review process</glossterm>
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<para>TLDP doesn't accept just anything. Once you submit a document, it will be checked for consistency, grammar, spelling and style by a reviewer, a volunteer assigned by the review cooredinator.
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<glossterm>Subject and scope</glossterm>
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<glossterm>TeX</glossterm>
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<para>Framework for managing documents, consisting of the XSLT transformation language, the XPath expression language and XSL formatting objects.
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